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ASSAULT ON BROUGHTON ROAD – POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION

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Police Scotland issued a press release this evening which we publish below unedited and in full.

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Around 1.20pm on Tuesday, 20 May, 2025, a 76-year-old man was walking on Broughton Road near to Tesco when he was approached by a man and assaulted.

The man did not require hospital treatment.

The suspect is described as being between 60 and 75 years of age, around 5ft 10in in height, of slim build and bald. He was wearing light coloured clothing and has a distinctive crouched walk.

POLICE RELEASE IMAGES

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Police Scotland issued a press release yesterday which we reproduce below unedited and in full.

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Police Scotland have released images of a man they believe may be able to assist them with their enquiries into an assault which occurred on Greenside Place in Edinburgh at around 10pm on Sunday 27 November 2022. [IMAGES REMOVED FROM ARTICLE HERE ON 30 JUNE.]

POLICE LAUNCH MURDER INQUIRY AFTER FRIDAY'S DISTURBANCE ON LEITH STREET

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Police Scotland issued the following press release this evening. We reproduce it unedited and in full. 

A murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a 30-year-old man in Edinburgh.

Around 7.45pm on Friday, 2 June, 2023, officers were called to a report of a disturbance on Leith Street near to the junction with Greenside Row.

Peter Mullen, 30, of Edinburgh, suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where he died a short time later.

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